Spotlight Series (Part 23)

Mickey Deville

This week we got in contact with Mickey Deville.

Hailing from Sydney, This guy is an absolute beast when it comes to Boom bap/Hardcore Rap.

Deville is an assassin on the mic with a sharp tongue and heavy worded Intelligent Bars and an aggressive delivery that really peels your cap back and opens your mind.

A true artist with raw relentless wordplay and aggressive undertones with dope rhyme schemes than will get you up and along with the flawless production on his tracks keep your headbanging.

He has worked with some serious talent including the legendary Producer C-lance, DJ Eclipse, Merkules, Matt Maddox, Burke the Jurke, Esoteric, Apathy, Celph Titled and Slaine.

Support wise he has torn up stages with Legends like Chris Webby, Merkules, Mad Child and Necro.

We first heard of Mickey Deville with his Cloak and Dagger Album released last year which has 8 Tracks of heavy wordplay and intelligent bars and packed full of legendary features like Slaine, Apathy, Celph Titled and Merkules.

His Links are below make sure you jump on his socials and support this Legend!!!

https://www.facebook.com/mickey.deville/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_IV17SaV0fSXkiC177xuQ(YouTube)

https://soundcloud.com/mickeydeville(SoundCloud)

https://www.instagram.com/devillehimself/(Instagram)

Enough from me here is the Interview.

Where did you grow up?

Sydney, born and raised.

How long have you been rapping?

Started taking it seriously around 2010. I was a metal vocalist for a while before that though.

What was your introduction to the underground scene?

As far as the Aussie rap scene? I dunno. I still don’t feel like we’ve really been formally introduced.

Describe your Sound/Style?

I guess you’d call it hardcore rap, or boom-bap.

What is the first album you ever owned?

I wanna say it was Michael Jackson’s Dangerous album. It was either that or the Flash Gordon soundtrack. Hand-me-down shit when I was a kid.

In your opinion who is the most influential and successful artist in your genre today and why?

Tough to say. Depends on how you look at it, I guess. Maybe Tech N9ne. He’s kind of a big deal.

Do you have anyone that you consider your mentor? How has their help or advice shaped you?

Nah. No mentors. Plenty of peers and collaborators, but they’ll tell you, I never listen to their advice ha ha.

What in your opinion is the biggest barrier an artist like yourself, has to face and overcome, to gain any commercial success?

Again, depends how you look at it, man. What’s popular in rap now is nothing like what I do, so there’s that. My style is more Americanized too, so I think that makes it tougher to gain traction with a homegrown audience. I’m not in it for commercial success though. To borrow words from the late great Sean P, as long as they go yo, Mickey D goes in, I can live with that.

Advice for the Upcoming Artist?

Practice. Practice until you’re as good as the guys you listen to, then practice some more. Too many rappers can’t rap these days.

What would be your dream collaboration with any rapper or producer?

DJ Muggs, no question.

Who is your top 5 Artists Or producers or Albums?

That’s a tough one. I listen to tonnes of metal and other shit too, so that’s tough.

Without overthinking it, top 5 rappers, I’ll say:

Pac

Chuck D

Redman

B-Real

Ice Cube

Message to the Youth?

Grow up.

Ha ha Nah, I dunno. Stop mumble rapping into USB mics and putting it on YouTube.

My latest release, Cloak & Dagger, is available now on all digital platforms. Working on some new projects right now too, so people can add my Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to keep up with all of that.

Show this Legend Some Love!!!!!!

Comment below or let me know who we should interview next!!!

Peace

Huncho